⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q4 10:06 · DEN 82-65 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Posey missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 0:24 · DEN 64-61 UTAH
- Turnover
James Posey Bad Pass
Q4 1:20 · DEN 94-86 UTAH
- Turnover
Calbert Cheaney Lost Ball. Stolen by Bryon Russell.
Q4 0:18 · DEN 98-90 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 9:45 · DEN 5-11 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 3:05 · DEN 23-32 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q4 6:54 · DEN 84-77 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Stockton Lost Ball. Stolen by James Posey.
Q4 0:25 · DEN 98-90 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DEN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 1 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 28 |
| 15 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
